Red-a-ven Dip

Red-a-ven Dip is a pond in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Red-a-ven Dip is situated nearby to the ruins Electric Light Shed (remains), as well as near the military installation Field Telephone Connection.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yes Tor and High Willhays.

Yes Tor

Peak

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet.

High Willhays

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England.

Meldon Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway and later for British Rail. Meldon Quarry is situated 1 mile northwest of Red-a-ven Dip.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Meldon.

Rowtor Target Railway

Locality

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.

Meldon

Hamlet

Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 1½ miles northwest of Red-a-ven Dip.